Angle measuring instrument



Allg 19, 15952 H. s. WIEDEBUSCH 2,607,121

t ANGLE MEASURNG INSTRUMENT l Filed July 5, 1948 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 JNVENTOR. Han/ey 5f W/'edebasch A TTORNEYS l1g 19, 1952 H. s. WIEDEBuscr-l ANGLE MESURING` INSTRUMENT y 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2 Filed July 5, 1948 JNVENTOR.

Harvey 5. W/'e debusc/ ATHTORNEY:

Patented Aug. 19, 1952 ANGLE MEASURING INSTRMENT v .HarveyiS. Wiedebusch, Dallas, Tex., assigner Foi' .twentyfve per cent to Hubert M.

..Dallas Tex.

Wigley,

Application July 3, 1948, Serial No. 37,0()1

(Cl. SEQ- 91) 6 IClaims.

vThis invention relates to new and useful improvements in Jangle measuring instruments.

Animportant vobject of the -finven'tion is to provide an improved angle lmeasuring instrument which may be employed to lmeasure angles from OP to .180 between adjacent surfaces such as 'the walls of metallic ducting .and the like.

VA particularobject vof the invention iszto provi'de an improved A'angle measuring instrument which will permit the measurement of both inside :and outside lobtuse and :acute angles.

. Yet another objeet'of the 'invention .is vto provide an improved angle :measuring instrument which is compact in structure .and simple in operation, and which is Veasily and economically manufactured.

1 A further :object of the invention is .to .provide an improved angle measuring instrument having a .parallelogram arrangement of `its :measuringflegs whereby certain :of YKsaid legs may be extended to permit the measuring of angles between objects which are 'diicult of access.

A construction. designed -to carry -out the vinvention .will be 'hereinafter .described together with other features of lthe invention. The invention .will be.` more readily'understood from .a reading of the `following Fspecication and by .reference .to itheraccompanying drawings, whereinan example-of the invention vis shown, and wherein: 'Y

Fig. 1 is an isometric view of an fanglemeasuring instrument `.constructed in accordance With thistinvention, f l Figs. 2, .3A and 4fare transverse `sectional views taken upon the respective lines rci? Fig. V1, and Figs. -5, .6 and-.7 are .front .elevational-.views illustrating the application of fthe instrument in .the measurement ofv various angles.

.In the drawings, Lthe numerallu'designates a vcniadrant-shaped l:plate which may lbe vformed of.. metal, :or plastic, :transparent or otherwise, vor any other suitable material, .and which `carries an arcuate scale 1I IV .upon 'its upper face adjacentits curved side. Thescale Il i'sfmarlredoffl in suitable indicia such vas in degrees from 0 to 90 in one direction .to itshigh end-and from 90 to 180 in the vopposite direction to `itsLloW-end. Thus, the scale may be employed for reading both acute and obtuse'angles. vA second quadrant Vl2 overlies the quadrant plate Il0 and has its right and left-hand lateral edges I3 and I3', respectively, vertically .alined :with the right and left-hand lateral edges I4 and I4', respectively, of said plate I0. The quadrant I2 is smaller than the plate l whereby its arcuatel or curved edge I5 is disposed radially inwardly from the arcuate edge or the pl-ate I-D and .substantially -voverles the innerportion ofthe scale IfI. |The quadrant I2 is movable With respect to the plate IU and carries an opening I6 extending transversely through the quadrant at a point adjacent its apex and equidistantly spaced, or at the center of, the arcuate edge -I5. A similar opening Il is provided in the plate I in vertical alinement with the opening I6. An elongate handle I8 has a screw-threaded bolt ISeXtending transversely of its inner end and through the openings I6 and I7. The `head of the .bolt is countersunl; or recessed into'the material .of the handle I8, and the screw-threaded shank `of the bolt projecting beneath thevplate I0 receives ka tension or friction washer 20 and arnut 2'I. -With this structure, the handle, the quadrant SI2 and the plate I0 are free to pivot upon the bolt I9 independently of' one another, but the friction washer 20 tends to hold the various Ielements in their adjusted, angular -position with respect to one another." In addition, the nut v2| may be tightenedlby hand to lock the yelements in position.

.AnintegraL elongate pointer 22 extends axial-v ly .from the handle t8' .andy-has its extremity vertically alined with the scale' TI I. The portion of the `pointer adjacent said .scale isbent downwardly .as illustrated vin'Fig'l 4, and the quadrant .I2 is rchamfered .at23 to make-provisionsior such' .downwardlydirected por-tion of vthe pointer. Thus, as .the handle I8 is -swungupon the bolt I9, .the pointer is successively brought .into vertical alinement with various `of the indicia ci? the scale II. Employing this structure,-outside angles from 90 .to 180 .may be Ameasured 4loetween the right-hand .edgekl ofthe plate I (l and the upper side vof Vtheihandle I8. rThe observed anglais determinedlby adding-190 to the reading observed upon .the .outer scale A, the pointerv 22 serving to rindicatesaid reading.

Angles .from 180" to .9.09. `may be read directly upon the .inner scale B .between the lower edge of the handle vI8 and 'the'lower straight .side I4 V.of the .plate .I.. "Inthis instance, a direct rather than-a calculated `'reading is obtained.

.Provision is .made for the observation or ineaj surement'oi angles-less than 969 -by means oi of the quadrant. In this position, the handle I8 is at 180 with respect to the right-hand edge I4 and the right-hand edge I3 of the quadrant plate I8 and the quadrant I2, respectively, and additional movement of the handle I8 in a clockwise direction will result in movement of the quadrant I2 upon the bolt I9 by reason of the engagement of the pin 24 within the notch 23. The left-hand or bottom edge 'I3' of the quadrant I2 is cut away at 26 to provide a radial edge or Side 2I extending normal to the arcuate edge I of said quadrant. The depth of the cut-out is such as to position the edge 21 in alinement with the zero end of the scale II when the right-hand edge. I3 of the quadrant is in alinemcnt with the 90 end of said scale. Thus, the edge 2'I may be used in lieu of the pointer 22 for obtaining-readings from said scale as the handle I8 is rotated in a'co'unterclockwise direction beyond its alined position with respect to the right-hand edge I4 of the plate I0. This position of the measuring instrument is shown in Fig. 5 in which the pointer 22 has been swung oi the scale II, but the edge 21' continues to function as a pointer and permit a reading of said scale. The actual reading is obtained by subtractingA 90 from the inner scale B, the example shown in Fig. 5 illustrating and a reading of an outside angle of 30.

When the handle. I8 is again swung in a counterclockwise directionjabout the bolt I8 to return the quadrant I2 to its retracted position as illustrated in Fig. 1, it is necessary to make provision for limiting the counterclockwise travel of said quadrant to the point at which. it becomes realined with the quadrant plate ID. For this purpose, a short upstanding pin 28 projects upwardly from the surface of the plate I8 near the lower or left-hand edge I4 thereof. The pin 28 is received within a complementary notch 29 cut within the lower or left-hand edge I3' of the quadrant. The pin 29 projects above the quadrant, and also limits the counterclockwise movement of the pointer 22 by engaging Within a notch 30 provided within said pointer upon its lower or left-hand edge and disposed between the cut-out portion 26 and the bolt I9. The provision'of the pin 28 necessitates an additional notch 3l cut in the lower or left-hand edge of the handle I8 intermediate its ends and adapted to .receive the pin 28 when the instrument is. used to measure very small angles as indicated in Fig.. 5. In swinging the handle I8 in a clockwise direction as far as possible, in the measuring of very small angles, the lower or left-hand edge of said handle would engage the pin 28 if' the notch 3I were not provided.

A double pair of parallelogram arms are also provided on the instrument for the measurement of additional angles. The first pair of arms is mounted immediately above the handle I8 vwhich carries an upstanding, transverse bolt 32 in its outer end. The shank of the pin 32 is received within an opening 33 in the outer end of an elongate arm or bar 34 similar to thehandle I8. In,

the position of the instrument shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the inner end of the bar 34 is disposed immediately above the head of the bolt I9, and is pivoted at that point by a suitable fastener 35 to the inner endv of a second arm or barV 36, the latter extending parallel to the lower or lefthand edge I4' of the plate I0 to the zero end of the scale II. The plate carries a radially outwardly projecting ear 31 adjacent the zero end of the scale II, and a pivot pin 38 projects upwardly from said ear. The outer end of the bar 3B is pivoted upon the upper end of the pin 38 and secured thereto by a suitable screw 39, a sleeve 40 connned upon the pin 38 serving to space the outer end of the bar 36 above the surface of the plate l0. With this structure, the bar 35 is positioned parallel and spaced above in vertical alinement with the left-hand or lower edge portion of the plate' I0. "fIhecenters of the pivot points of the arm 36 uponlthe pin 38 and the fastener 35 are spaced apart a distance equal to the distance upon the plate I0 between the center of the pin 38 and the center of the bolt I8. This spacing is also equal to the distance between the. fastener 35 and the pin 32 upon the bar 34 and the distance along the handle I8 between the centers of the bolt I9 and said pin 32. Thus, four arms of equal length are provided by the bars 34 and 38, the handle I8, and the lower or left-hand portion of the plate I0. This structure permits the utilization of the instrument as illustrated in Fig, 6. By swinging the pointer 22to the zero end of the scale and then swinging the bar 36 in aA clockwise direction as the handle I8 is again moved-in a clockwise direction, the fastener 35 isshifted from vertical alinement with the piny YI5), andthe parallelogram structure isuopened as illustrated in Fig. 6. Be' cause all sides of Athe parallelogram are equal, said sides will retain `certain fixed relationships with respect to the other portions of the instrument as thearm I8 is moved into various angular positions. The bar 34 will remain parallel to the lower or left-hand edge I4' of the plate I0, while the arm 36 willremain parallel to the handle I8. All of the' bars and the handle have straight parallel edges, and a true parallelogram structure is thus provided. .Large inside angles may be measured betweenthc bars .34 and 36, and small inside angles may be measured between the handle `I8 and the bar 34 as illustrated in Fig. 6. .At the' same time, the right-hand edge I4 of the plate I0 and theupper'edgeiof the handlei I8 continue to function to permit the measurementA of large outside angles. The rotation of the handle.. I8 in a. clockwise direction may be continued beyond 180 tocause the quadrant `I2 to shifter. rotate with respect to the quadrantplate I0, but no particular advantage is achieved fromV this operation: other than the measurement of certain inside angles in the neighborhood of j The second parallelogram structure is pivoted upon the instrument above the rst structure described ,and includes` a bar 4I having .its outer ends secured .upon the upper end of the pin 32 bymeans of a screw 42., the bar 4I being spaced above the bar.34 by means of" a sleeve`43 confined upon the pin 32.; The inner end of the bar 38is connected tozthe'innerendlof a4 bar 44 by meansof a fastener 45 similarxto the fastener 35. f The upper surface of the.bar441abuts the undersurface of.the"b`ar4|, and vthe outer end of the bar 44 is pivoted .upon anjupstanding pin 46 positioned, adjacent the 90 -end of the'scale I.I `upon the quadrant plate I0.`. The structure of the pin46 andthe mounting'of the-bar 44 thereon is similar'to that ,employed in'. the pin 38 whichhas the bar 3S mounted thereon.. The bars 4I. and 44 are substantially equal in length to the bars 34 and 316, and this second parallelogram structure may be brought into operation by swinging the pointer 22-to the 90 end of the scale; Then, as the handle I8 is rotated in a counterclockwise direction, the bar 44 may also be rotated in a lcountercloclrwise,. direction to faomzi expand the `instrumentv to the position..;shown in rFig.. '7..13Novwifasithe handle ,18 .is swung; `the #bar ,44.fremeins parallel-fto'jahe .handle 18' and V.thus-Lito. the bar 3G, while the tba'r f4.4: re-rmains ,parailel'fto thef:righthand .edge `foffthe 'quadrant .pla-te Hl, iand therefore perpendicular toL-thebar ssd. Additibnalinside :angles may .now be accurateiymeasured ivith lthe instrument.

Thisv instrument-has many uses but is particu- 'larly advantageousiin `the measuring 'ofzvar'iou's sheet vmetalfstru'ctures such as tanks, air. -duc't's and other -structures 'inwhich metallic-plates dn- .tersect et a 'variety Vof angl'esf VIt is dftenfnece'sa sary to measure the lvarious angles iotsuch @a structure in 'orderito fp'erxnit duplication vor 'alteration work, and the present invention is particularlyfdesirable-ior suchluse. 'Y

In general, there are four types of angles which must be measured, A"these being inside obtuse and acute angles, as illustrated at 41 and `48, respectively, in Fig. 6, and at 49 in Fig. 7. It is also necessary to measure outside acute angles, illustrated at 50 in Fig. 5, and outside obtuse angles illustrated at 5| in Fig. 6. Beginning in Fig. 5,

it willfbe 'noted that outside acute anglesjfrom f to 'SWL-may be measured Lbvje't'vveen tl'iefflwer edge ofthe plate Vlll --a-ndth'e vrlevi/"er ed'geof the handle 18 Ywith Vthe pointer section 21 of the quadrant 1:2 lservi-ng to -markith-'e observed angle upon-the scale -l-I-. T-he plate'svwhich'comprise theangle '-50 may beef -an-y length `'without interfering iwithrther-operatio'n of 'the instrument. However, "if `they-are extremely'short, the "instrument will Vbe Adifficult toplaee, `'and the lbetter practice is'lto measure -theangle'from its inside or opposite "side.- Outside obtuse anglea'asjshown at 15| jin Figare vlik'ev'v-i'se readily 'measured between the upper edge ofthe .handle I8 and the right-hand edge of the .plate l0. Again, the platesforming the angle L5l rmay be of anylength or size without interfering with the instrument, but may prove difficult to apply the instrument to when they are extremely short. In such an instance, the angle is thus measured from the opposite side as an inside angle. Such a measurement is shown in Fig. 6 upon the angle 41, the bars 34 and 36 being employed for this purpose. In this instance, neither the length nor the shortness of the plates forming the angle 41 have any affect so long as the actual dimensional Width of said arms does not become a limiting factor. Since the arms may obviously be made of any desired width, this latter problem does not readily occur.

Inside acute angles, such as angles 48 and 49, are measured between the upper side of the handle I8 and the arm 34, or may be measured between the arms 34 and 44 as illustrated in Fig. 7. If the plates forming the inside acute angle are relatively short, the method illustrated in Fig. 6 may be employed, and when the plates are of considerable length, the method illustrated in Fig. 7 is of advantage. Thus, it is seen that provision has been made for the accurate measurement and observation of all types of angles by means of the angle measuring instrument contemplated by this invention, and that substantially no instances occur in which the instrument may not be quickly, easily, and accurately employed for such measurement purposes.

Whenever angles are to be measured, the various bars of the instrument may be adjusted to the proper position to conform to the angle measured, and then the nut 2| may be tightened to lock the instrument frictionally in the adjusted tailsfof. `the illustratediconstruction may tbe made,l

within the fscopel- :oLthe ,fappended claims, without departing,;fromf,...the spirit lmfithe invention. i j ;Wh'at i claimfandmdesire te securefbyffletters Patent e 51.1'. l -.;1..;,.-.A-rrfangie measuring instiumentiincluding., a base. memberf having :two intersecting foutside edges perpendicular tofone another, an'arc'uate scale' extending betweensaidtedges 4having 'a lowreadifngend and a highereadingenda handle pivotally .mounted Yuponitliebase ,mem-bei' 'ei'.the centen-cf` curvature .-offfthe scalaya .pointer cara ried ffby vthe handle eextending from the vpoint of cennectionftogthe scalda Isecond pointer pivotally mounted upon the ;b'ase member Yconcentrically with the .first pointer and movable separatelyfof the latter, `said secondpofnter-normally being alined k with"the,..low---reading end of vthe scale, :a iiQJ'ec-tion -carriedMby/,one of -the pointers engaging .the .other 1pointer.when.the first pointervis swung to kthe .high-reading :end ofk the :scale to prevent liurtheraindependent swinging-'oi :the-rst pointer 'beyend `said .end ,and-:cause the second peniter to' movyv'itu ih-nist @as me ieder is swun's'f'beydd the .highfreadfing end `of .thefsca1e`, a first 'angle' 'measuringbarlhaving .one .end piv-y otally. vl'l'i'our'i'te'c'l .upon Ytflfe'basey :member adiacent one outside edge thereof,'a second angle measuring bar having one end pivotally mounted upon the base member adjacent the opposite outside edge thereof, a third angle measuring bar having one end pivotally connected to the free end of the first bar, and a fourth angle measuring bar having one end pivotally connected to the free end of the second bar, the opposite ends of the third and fourth bars being pivotally connected to the free end of the handle.

2. An angle measuring instrument as set forth in claim 1, wherein the rst and third bars and the handle and one outside edge of the base member form one parallelogram, and the second and fourth bar and the handle and the opposite outside edge of the base member form a second parallelogram.

3. An angle measuring instrument including, a plate having an arcuate scale intersected by two rectilinear edges disposed substantially at right angles, the intersection of the rectilinear edges being contiguous the center of curvature of the scale, a handle pivotally mounted upon the plate at the center of curvature of the scale, a pointer carried by the handle and extending to the scale, an angle measuring bar having one end pivotally mounted upon the plate at one end of the scale closely adjacent the intersection of one rectilinear edge of the plate with the scale, and a second angle measuring bar having one end pivotally connected to the free end of the iirst bar, the opposite end of the second bar being pivotally connected to the free end of the handle, the length between the points of pivotal connection of the rst bar to the plate and the second bar .being substantially the same asi the lengthibee tween the points pof pivotal connection; of. the plate to the rst bar .and the', handle, th'e length between the points of pivotal .connection of the secondaba to thel rst bar: and thehandle being substantially the, same as the length betweenzthe points of y.pivotal connection of the handle to the plate and the-'second'lba'ri 'zz; HI a 1 4. 'Ananglemeasuringinstrument as set forth in claim 3, wherein the lengths between the points of pivotal;connection-fof? the first bar andthe second Lbar. Vare substantiallyequal..` i 1. 5. .anglemeasuring?instrumentf including, a plate having twofintersec'ting' edges :perpendicular to ,oneranotherg'anf arcuate'iscaleon the plateextending between'said edges, a handle pivotallyconnected-- to the .plate at fthe 'eenter lof curvature of the scale, a pointer carried by the handle extending from the point of connection to .the scale, a second pointer kpivotally connected tothe plate at the center of curvature of the scale movable separately from the rstpointer, a projection carriedrby one of the pointers engaging the other pointer'when the two pointers are displaced from one'another by a predetermined angle, a iirst angle measuring bar having one end pivotally mounted upon the plate adjacent one intersecting edge thereof, a second angle measuring bar having one end pivotally mounted upon the plate adjacent the opposite intersecting edge thereof, a third angle measuring bar having one end pivotally connected to the free end of the rst bar, and a fourth angle measuring bar having one end pivotally connected to the free'end of the second bar, the opposite ends of the third and fourth bars being pivotally connected to the free end of the handle.

6i An angle measuring instrument including, a quadrant plate having a scale along its arcuate edge, a handle pivotally mounted upon the plateat the center ofcurvature of the scale, a pointer carried bythe handle extending from the point'of connection to 'the scale, an angle measuring bar havingone end pvotally mounted upon the plate atone end of the scale, a second angle measuring bar having one end pivotally connected to the free end of the handle, the opposite. end of the second bar being pivotally connected `to the free end of the first bar, a'third angle measuring bar having one end pivotally mounted upon the plate at'the opposite end of the scale. and a fourth. 'angle measuring .bar having one4 end pivotally connected to the free end of the thirdl bar and its. opposite end piv otally connected to the :free end of the handle.

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